Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Lyon County, Iowa, April 21, 1985

RatingF1

Deaths0

Injuries0

Length1.2 mi

Width40 yd

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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (43.45, -96.37) to the end point (43.45, -96.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

Date: April 21, 1985, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating: F1
States: Iowa
Counties: Lyon County
Path: 1.2 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
Casualties: 0 deaths, 0 injuries

Same day

Other tornadoes on April 21, 1985

Tornadoes, newest first
Date	Rating	State	Path length	Width	Deaths	Injuries
Apr 21, 1985	F3	Texas	4.5 mi	400 yd	3	0
Apr 21, 1985	F2	Texas	5 mi	300 yd	0	2
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	40 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	5 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	14.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	1 mi	50 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Minnesota	3 mi	70 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F1	Nebraska	1 mi	60 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.5 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Nebraska	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Iowa	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	North Dakota	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Minnesota	6 mi	80 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Texas	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1985	F0	Minnesota	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.